note from Doug: I went through this about 3 months ago. She went to France, I went to college. Trust me, I know what's up. Some of these songs got picked not because of their lyrical relevance, but rather for their sonic relevance. There's something about soft hand-plucked guitars that just screams "I MISS YOU SO FUCKING MUCH YOU JACKASS!" Just remember, it'll all get better. And if you want my "How to stay positive post-breakup," just ask.

I had a lot of fun compiling this mixtape! I love every one of these scenes, and it was hard both to file it down to just 19 songs and not make them all ‘80s throwbacks. Anyway, rather than citing which albums the songs came from, I referenced the movie soundtrack instead... for the sake of clarity, I guess. ENJOY!!

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